Kenya’s military spending rose to Sh166.08 billion in 2024, newly released global data shows, marking the sharpest increase rate in eight years as the country sought to modernise its defence system amid heightened security threats.
This was an increase of 12.7 percent from the Sh147.37 billion the country spent on its military in the 12 months to December 2023, according to data from the Sweden-based Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), an independent global security think tank.
